Dozens of schools in the Istrian region and the city of Šibenik were evacuated Wednesday morning after identical bomb threats were sent via email to educational institutions and local police, forcing students and teachers out of classrooms while authorities conducted extensive searches. The coordinated threats, received around 8:00 a.m. in Pula and 8:30 a.m. in Šibenik, claimed explosive devices had been planted in multiple schools, prompting immediate police response and preventive inspections of all affected buildings.
In Pula, the largest city in the Istrian peninsula, police confirmed receiving emails from the same sender addressed to both law enforcement and school administrators, stating that explosive devices had been placed in numerous educational institutions. Officers were dispatched to verify the claims by speaking with school officials and searching all classrooms while students and staff remained evacuated. Approximately 200 kilometers southeast in Šibenik, the police administration reported an identical situation, with emails sent to the police department and several schools claiming bombs had been planted in educational facilities across the Šibenik Knin county .
Authorities in both regions emphasized that investigations are ongoing and that the threats are being treated with utmost seriousness, though no explosives had been discovered at the time of reporting. The coordinated nature of the emails, identical content sent simultaneously to multiple cities, suggests a deliberate campaign to disrupt education and instill fear rather than a credible terrorist plot. Croatian police have not yet identified the sender or disclosed whether the threats are linked to similar incidents that have plagued schools across Europe in recent years. For now, the priority remains ensuring student safety while investigators trace the origin of the messages and determine whether further threats may follow.
